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Tanzania’s Membe Dam project is making good progress in its construction. Anthony Mavunde, the country’s deputy minister of agriculture, expressed satisfaction after visiting the location for an inspection. The dam …

UN Women, the World Food Programme (WFP), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have started a five-year project …

A project to support the development of East Africa’s aquaculture industry has been revealed by a new consortium of African and European organisations, with an emphasis on training fish farmers …

In order to revitalise the agricultural production and manufacturing sectors, Kenya’s cabinet approved the commercialization of genetically modified (GM) maize and opened the door to open cultivation and imports. The …

U.S. exporters are invited to submit proposals for a trade mission to Nairobi, Kenya, and Zanzibar, Tanzania, through the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The expedition will give American agribusinesses the …

2,000 farmers in the Rwandan village of Gahengeri, located 39 kilometres from the capital Kigali, will increase their yields as a result of a new sustainable agriculture training facility. The …

HAVAC, a South African venture capital firm, has announced a $500,000 pre-Series A funding round in FinAccess, a Kenyan software solutions provider that digitises farming cooperatives and community banks, also …

Equity Group, a holding firm for financial services, has teamed up with CFAO Kenya Ltd. and CFAO Agri Limited (CFAO Group) to offer farmers 80 percent financing so they may …